Our country is harbouring quite the spooky stories. Ghouls, ghosts and demons galore haunt the back alleys and dark crevices of many a tourist attraction.

Located in eastern Kenya, this is hill that would have confounded Einstein had he pursued to “discover” gravity there.

On this hill is a bizarre ant-gravity effect where everything defies gravity. On the road, if a car is left in neutral and the handbrake unapplied, the car will proceed uphill rather than downhill. If you pour water, it flows upwards on the ground then will eventually turn sideways.

Locals theorise that the reason for this is because they used to make sacrifices to their ancestors there.

Found in western Kenya, this rock outcrop is said to resemble a person wearing a robe and is crying from head to toe.

Geologists say it is an acid plutonic rock that has quartz, alkali, feldspar and mica.

The Isukha, a subtribe of the Luhya community, believe that when the stone cries it is a good omen as it portends a bountiful harvest.

In drought, the stone doesn’t cry and rituals were carried out to convince the gods to bring rain.

It was also used to cleanse victims of incest to make them acceptable in society again.

The Crying Stone was also believed to fight the battles of the Luhyas and once when they warring with a Rift Valley tribe, the Nandi, they misguidedly decided to tear it down. It is said that 100 Nandis died after this.

The Legio Maria church and Rosary Church also pay periodic pilgrimages to the rock.

Between the 1500s and 1700s, the Sultan and Gedi’s inhabitants all just upped and left. Leaving behind amazing architectural marvels that attract countless visitors to this heritage site located about 60km from Mombasa.

Nobody knows why they left and where they went. It remains a mystery until this day.

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